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Adversity often produces an unexpected opportunity. Look for it ! Appreciate and utilize it! This is difficult to do if you're feeling sorry for yourself because you're faced with adversity.
John Wooden
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John Wooden
Age: 99 †
Born: 1910
Born: October 14
Died: 2010
Died: May 26
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John Robert Wooden
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Winning and losing aren't all they're cracked up to be, but the trip to the destination is.
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A good banker isn't careless with pennies a good leader isn't sloppy about details.
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I never yelled at my players much. That would have been artificial stimulation, which doesn't last very long. I think it's like love and passion. Passion won't last as long as love. When you are dependent on passion, you need more and more of it to make it work. It's the same with yelling.
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As a leader, you will receive a large amount of praise and criticism and you should not unduly affected by either.
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If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier.
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The life lessons taught by John Wooden have become legend. Here's a collection of some of the greatest 'Woodenisms.'
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You can always do more than you think you can.
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Do not get so concerned with making a living that you forget to make a life.
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